Fort Hays State University
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Awesome experience
June 25, 2009
I've been at FHSU since 2006 and I'll be finishing the BGS degree this December 2009. I've already been excepted on a conditional basis(full admittance once I'm done at FHSU) to several tier 1 university master's programs. All in all, I've really only had one awful professor. I encourage anyone ...
Keep Looking
May 14, 2009
I have written a review in the past, and I feel it's time to update it. I have been attending FHSU Virtual since 2007. It has only went down hill from there. If you consider yourself really smart, then maybe this is great for you. But when you run into ...
Not a Diploma Mill but getting there
May 5, 2009
Fort Hays State University has strengths and weaknesses. The strengths are that the courses are more inexpensive than most university courses. Online courses can be a great way for someone to get their degree who works fulltime and has a family. Like a lot of things, you get out of ...
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I have a ? January 11, 2009 at 2:35 p.m.
Hello,
I would like to ask some current students who take the courses online how do you get the books and materiel's (e.g. are they sent to you via postage overnight?) Also, if there is a delay in receiving the books (e.g. 7-10 days) then when does your start date begin since there is a delay in receiving the materiel's. How does Devry handle this or how does it work?
All comments are welcomed!
Thanks
Ticked March 10, 2009 at 8:02 p.m.
This diploma mill of a school should be shut down. The support staff aren't, and the degree is useless for my job because they aren't ABET accredited.
Seek better options elsewhere.
MickeyMouse March 11, 2009 at 6:57 p.m.
FHSU Disadvantages:
1) The course sizes are large, up to thirty students. Instructors may teach five courses. You do the math. Instructors may not return phone calls or emails. It is hard to get quality time or feedback with large teaching loads and large class sizes. Expect many course assignments to be to read a chapter and post on it on Blackboard. You may be assigned to an adviser with one hundred other students.
Advantages:
1) Cheap
2) Convenient
Ticked Response April 13, 2009 at 4:43 a.m.
They are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools -- www.aqip.org
The Masters in Liberal Arts is accredited by AGLSP -- www.aglsp.org/current-1.html
If you needed a school that was ABET accredited, why would you not research that prior to beginning? How is that their fault?
To the "ticked" response June 25, 2009 at 8:19 p.m.
You should have done your homework before you signed up for classes at FHSU. If you wanted an ABET accredited degree, why would you even enter a program that's not ABET accredited?
Love this school October 6, 2009 at 3:13 a.m.
My husband is in the Army and we moved to KS. This is by far one of the cheapest prices for online courses that I have come across. The teachers are very well educated and I enjoy the mixture of students. The classes are no joke, you have exams, quizzes, and discussion boards. This is the main reason why I love this school. It feels as if I were in the classroom setting. I have a degrees from a private school and I hate the fact that I paid twice (if not triple) for it when I could have paid less at FHSU.
gradndec09 November 8, 2009 at 6:19 a.m.
I have been a student at FHSU since January of 2009, I will graduate with their BGS degree next month. I was able to transfer 60 hours of community college credits and take everything else I needed online. I chose to take more than 18 hours because I really wanted to just get done so I took 18 through FHSU, several through Columbia College and several through Missouri Southern State University. This gives me a unique perspective from which to comment about their respective online class offerings.
I found FHSU to be VERY affordable first, MSSU was the only other school with online classes that was lower at $143 per hour, and their BGS required algebra (which I do not care to work on for the next ten years). Second, like any online classes FHSU has teachers who are not on campus and, thus, teach from a distance utilizing prerecorded media like dvd's, audio lectures via Blackboard, discussion boards, etc... I found there to be NO REAL DIFFERENCE in quality between any of the instructors at FHSU, Columbia College, and MSSU. They all are not very accessible, nor do they work very hard at making you feel like they are connecting with you. Online classes suck, if you ask me, but I do not have time to go to a brick and mortar school, so they for me they are a way I can finish school and better my chances in life. Quibble about details, but the bottom line is I will graduate next month with a bachelors and start a masters degree in January. Without FHSU I doubt I would be this close.
I have experienced NO issues with Blackboard at FHSU, not even once! I did get shut out of Blackboard during an exam at MSSU however and found them to be less than "tight" on how they do things. I found the number of students in each course to be inconsequential, you do your work and that's all you need to do. Who cares whether they are teaching 20 or 100? IT's online and self-directed anyway, it should not matter to you. The courses themselves are no joke, they are REAL COLLEGE CLASSES with real textbooks and real essays, exams and discussion boards that you MUST work on or you won't get the points. They do dispense financial aid very close to when classes start, but so what? You should order your textbooks from Amazon anyway, I have saved hundreds of dollars from simply finding used books on Amazon, I highly recommend this strategy! The things you have to get from the FHSU book store are shipped pronto and I have never had an issue.
Conclusion: This is a decent school if you want to go to an online school. It actually exists way out in Western Kansas (I visited the campus twice) and is a legitimate university. If you want a fancy degree from a fancy school go ahead, but you will not be getting that online most likely. ALL online classes suck from the standpoint of isolation and frustration, but FHSU's classes have been tolerable for the most part. I do not have any problems with FHSU and have chosen to pursue their MLS degree in fact.
Response to Ticked November 19, 2009 at 5:11 p.m.
What distance learning degree were you actually trying to pursue at FHSU? FHSU doesn't even offer an engineering degree online, so I'm wondering why you are so concerned about ABET accreditation? If you thought you needed ABET accreditation for information technology, you are sorely mistaken. Look at big ten Unis that offer degrees in IT. Most will not be ABET acred. because it's simply not necessary for the field of IT.
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BGS July 18, 2007 at 3:44 p.m.
Loved the program. I was able to finish my studies while living over seas. The courses were just as intense if not more than on campus courses and highly structures. I love the blackboard format and found it very easy to use. I would highly recommend this program to anyone...